MA Film Studies
Enhance your career by taking our Film Studies MA. You will consider key aspects of film analysis, theory, history and practice. You'll learn practical filmmaking skills, as well as gain excellent research expertise, that could provide a pathway to a PhD.
- Take part in some of the most pressing debates about film today
- Teaching by respected filmmakers and internationally renowned academics
- Excellent facilities and a first-class London location
Facilities
- Bespoke 41-seat cinema and state-of-the-art black box film studio facilities
- Up-to-date camera and post-production technology and equipment, supported by experienced staff
- Queen Mary’s comprehensive libraries, including our Postgraduate Reading Room
- Our new Graduate Centre: purpose-built study spaces and a roof-top common room with a terrace
Career paths
You will complete this programme with an impressive array of practical skills and specialist knowledge of film theory and practice, so you will be well-prepared for a successful career in the creative industries, in areas such as screenwriting, independent film production, and PR. Other graduates go on to study film at a higher level, studying for an MPhil or PhD.
The transferable skills gained on this programme, coupled with its networking opportunities, have allowed graduates of this programme to move into a range of careers, such as:
- Media broadcasting
- Academic research
- Film research
Graduates have gone on to become arts officers and producers and directors in organisations such as:
- the BBC
- Achtung Berlin
- City and Guilds
- University of Kent
Enhance your career by taking our Film Studies MA. You will consider key aspects of film analysis, theory, history and practice. You'll learn practical filmmaking skills, as well as gain excellent research expertise, that could provide a pathway to a PhD.
- Take part in some of the most pressing debates about film today
- Teaching by respected filmmakers and internationally renowned academics
- Excellent facilities and a first-class London location
Facilities
- Bespoke 41-seat cinema and state-of-the-art black box film studio facilities
- Up-to-date camera and post-production technology and equipment, supported by experienced staff
- Queen Mary’s comprehensive libraries, including our Postgraduate Reading Room
- Our new Graduate Centre: purpose-built study spaces and a roof-top common room with a terrace
Career paths
You will complete this programme with an impressive array of practical skills and specialist knowledge of film theory and practice, so you will be well-prepared for a successful career in the creative industries, in areas such as screenwriting, independent film production, and PR. Other graduates go on to study film at a higher level, studying for an MPhil or PhD.
The transferable skills gained on this programme, coupled with its networking opportunities, have allowed graduates of this programme to move into a range of careers, such as:
- Media broadcasting
- Academic research
- Film research
Graduates have gone on to become arts officers and producers and directors in organisations such as:
- the BBC
- Achtung Berlin
- City and Guilds
- University of Kent
